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Burnley keeper Peacock-Farrell makes exit decision

Bailey Peacock-Farrell insists he's willing to wait for his chance at Burnley.

The 24-year-old remains back-up to England goalkeeper Nick Pope at Turf Moor, but showed his value to Northern Ireland on Wednesday night with an outstanding last-minute save in the goalless draw against Bulgaria.

“It can change so quickly," Peacock-Farrell said. “Popey had to wait. The gaffer told him when he first came to the club and when I first signed we had a meeting and the gaffer said the same thing to me.

“Certainly as a goalkeeper you have to wait for the opportunity because it's not a position which changes that often.

“You just have to wait and be patient, and Popey certainly did that and now it's paid off for him."

That opportunity could well come at Turf Moor as Pope continues to be linked with some of the Premier League's top clubs, and Peacock-Farrell said he felt no need to consider his own future at this stage.

“No decision has to be made," he said. “Football can be crazy and anything can happen at any minute.

"It's just a case of doing what I can do and affecting what I can affect and see what happens."

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